Poultry-waterer



J. KRULL. POULTRY WATEHER.

APPLICATION FILED III-1s. 2'3. 1921.

Patented-July 12,1921.

UNITED STATES l JQHN KRULL, 0F HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA.

Pourrait-Willmann.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented ,July 12, 1921.

Application led yFebruary 23, 1921. Serial No. 447,262.

To all whom'z't may concern Be it known that I, JOHN KRULL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hayward, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Poultry-Waterers, of which thek following isv a specification.

This inventionrelates to a device for providing water for poultry, rabbits and other small animals and the primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in whichthe water` in the trough is maintained at a uniform or approximately uniform level, the water feed to the trough being automatically regulated whereby waste of the water and a consequent sloppy condition about the trough are prevented.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device ofthe character described in which there is provided a counterbalanced trough pivotally mounted upon a swivel and so operatively associated with an automatic valve that the Weight of Water inthe trough acts as a balance to maintain the valve closed whereby when the quantity of water in the trough is below that which is desired the valve will be opened, and when the water quantity reaches the predetermined point the. valve will close. o

Another object of the invention is to so arrange and associate the elements of a watering device of the character described, that a more convenient access thereto by poultry and the like is had and further so that all possibility of the device being deranged and failing to operate properlyv by reason of being jarred or knocked against by the poultry is eliminated.

'Another object is to provide a device of the character described in which the yautomatic water supply means may be regulated so thatthe quantity or height of thelevely of water to be maintained inthe trough may be provided as desired.

The invention possesses' other` advantages and features some o-f which,' with nthe foregoing will be set forth at length in thefollowing description where I shall outline in full that form of the invention which I havel selected for illustration in the drawings accompanying and forming a part of the present specification. In said drawings Ihave shown one form of the vkconstruction of my invention, but it is to' be understood that I do not limit myself to such form since the invention as expressed in the claims may be embodied in a plurality of forms. if

Referring to the drawings Figure l is a side elevation of the device of my invention showing it in full lines inthe position as-V sumed when the trough does not contain the proper quantity o'fvwate'r and in ldotted lines in the position assumed by the device when the trough is properly filled.

Fig. 2'is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the' line Qf-Q ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical1 sectional view of the y* automatic feed valve showing the operating lever inside elevation. A L f. Y

Fig. 4 is a detail side elevation ofthe valve.

Fig. 5 lis a similar view of the valve taken from a different angle.V l

Referring to the preferred embodiment of the invention as shown in the drawing there is provided an elongated trough 1 which is preferably of semi-circular outline in cross section and comparatively shallow, although itmay be otherwise constructed, de-A pendent upon conditions attending its use. Adjacent to one end of the trough but spaced from said end approximately one fourth of the length of said trough is an upright support or standard 2 which may be bolted or otherwise secured, as at 3 to the ground or suitable supporting surface therefor;

A bracket 4 is swiveled into the upper end ofthe standard 2 and said bracket comprises al stem 5 andoutwardly and upwardly 'curving arms 6 attached to the stem. The arms embrace the sides of the trough at the aforementioned point and are ivoted as at 7 to opposite' sides thereof.` counter balancingnweight member 8 of arcuate' formis' 'adjustably mounted upon the under side of the trough and engages therewith yas shown in Figs. l and 2. A metal strap 9 supports the weight for longitudinal adjustment upon the under side of the trough, the `ends of the strap-being turned downward as at 10 so as to overlie thepinner sides of the trough at the upper edges thereof. A set screw 11 islinserted through the strap and is adapted l one end of the trough'and the pivot? the y other endofthe trough will be elevate'das shown-inY-fulllinesin Fig. 1, whenithe troughV .1 l does .not contain the predeterminedquantity ofrwater'. Y l, Y

Disposed over the trough adjacentto the lelevated end thereof is an automatic'iieedVA valve generally designated 12. -This valve is supported by and depends froma water feed'A pipe 13.V Thel pipe y13 may be sup?"V ported inv any suitable manner above thel valve and leads to a water supply .not shown. The valve'12 comprises a casing 14 having an enlarged ,screw threaded' boreflat lits Vupperend, yfor the reception' of thelipipel?,

-and is opened atfits lower end.

for'vertical movementwithin'the easing 14 1s a needlezvalve `16 havingalconi'cal kportion A I 17ad'jac`ent to itsguppe'relnd5 which portion A Y coperates with a seat y18e form'edat the lower endof a' reducedportion 19 ofthelbore of thel casing. Extending u wardly fromtlie conical portion 17 isa pinflike yprojection 20 which extends: through the .portion-19 and into ,the enlarged bore lfand `actsas a guide and alsofor preventing atoojra'pid flow; of waterthrough the casing. The body of the valve 16 is-enlarged Awith reference totheconlcal portion 17 and is provided with a series of spirally andlongitudinal'ly rectly over the troughl. In one side kof a mediateportion of the lbody :of the valve there is` provided a VV.recess or notch 23 vwhich is adaptedtoV register witha recess or openfl ing 24 ormed'through-the casing l14. A

. valve operated lever 25 is 'pivoted 'adjacent to-,one end as, at l2,6 'between earsY 27 extendingoutwardly `fromV opposite sides ofv the Vrecess or opening 24.y

ThefinnerA end of this .lever is yprovided Vwith rounded .edgesY 27 and Vengages inthe notchV or recess 23 in thehvalv'e. The other end of the lever 25 is disposed at .theiad A' Y jacent end ofthetrough and engages in a I Vvertical slotyor. opening 28 -formed in an upward proj ection` 29 Vof. the end wall 30 `of the trough.` The projection. 29 preferably tapers to a'point toward. itsupperen'd.` To prevent "accidental withdrawal of theV lever from` the-opening 28 said lever. is notched on its'upper sideas'at 31 where `it engages in said opening.. .f f lVhenl the trough is. empty ordoes not Y contain vthe :proper quantity Vofv water, Vthe trough and valve will Vbe in they-positionV fshownlin. fullv lines in Fig. 1,` the weight 8 servingtoy hold the troughv in the inclined position shown.,v Inv this position the valve lever 25 "rests upon' theloweredge-jof the Vopeningr28 vand'isheldin such position that Vthe valve ,16jis held in seated-:or open posij tion." This allows water from the pipe-13V to runthrough the, reduced portion19 of the.

ounted` Y bore, the` grooves l 21, and.r trickle lslowly fromthe lowerxpointed-end 2210i the tvalve, into4 thetrough. Extending outwardly from one side of theV casing 14 isa lug 32.proviiled` with an adjustingm'einber 33 which member is adapted to engage the vupper side of the I 'lever 25 so as to limit the upward movementV 'ofthe lever. The member 33 is` capable of being raisedV or lowered whereby the extent of Vmovement lof kthe .v alve 'lever and valve may be regulated 'as desired to effect the degree of opening ofthe valve1andj`regulate the rate of How ofthe water. Preferably the water is allowedlto run slowly'VV so asto trickle into-'the trough. When the trough becomes sufliciently filled, theweight ofthe end ofV the trough-to lower `and'when said trough reaches the predetermined; Y position say-f-foleXample, that s hownindotted lines in F ig.l 1, the extension 29 is moved down- Vwater thereinveauses the-upwardly-inelined l wardlyV andV communicates aqdownward. pull upon theV outer end ofthe flever 25. This moves thejinner end ofitheflever .upwardly andforcesi the vvalvel upwardly into closed the troughV issufficient to, ;l1old the-valve.V

closed against the actionoffisaid; Weight 8 Y the supply of water to-thfetrough will'be cutoff. .As ,soon as the predeterminedlevel of the water andweightof'the water {in-the trough is lowered below that point required.

to maintain `the valve closed, the VVvalve will 'Open Slightly by. .reasn of the' Subsequent,

inclining of the trough and upwardgmovement of the ve* ;tension29, andgwater will again run into .the trough until Itheweight' of the water is sullicient-to effect the closing quantity or level--ofvwaterfis maintained in V`'of the valve. `VIt will vthusfbe seen that ,the i amount of water or' level thereof. is regu- Vlated. so that Van approximately? constant the trough at all times. The height of the level'of the watersin the trough andthe i 1 quantity vof waterV may be'regulated by ad- Y justmentgof the weightS andthe member By having tlievalve -1-2 inwardly offset with relation to-one end of the trough anddis posed over said trough practically the entire f y ll5VV trough is accessible to poultry,v rabbits and other small animals "and possibility otfthe w poultry and animals bumpingagainst-jand y deranging'the parts is obviated. By pro-7 visionoffswivel bracket 4 upon which theV Vtrough is pivoted', sufficient freedom of movement is. given'v the troughfincident gtoVVV i'- Y bumps `and Jars'occasloned in the .use of Vthe *Y `device to eliminate possibility otthefl-ever 25 Y n becoming caught inY the-openingrv28 andftof prevent any otherV derangement ofthe apli: paratus.y Thisis one ofthe'fesseritialffea- Vtures ofmy'inventionf. It isfnecessaryto a clean out thetrough-frequentlyand byrea-z' f vson ot he .s wivelgbraoket4 hetroughaa-nd Y Vbraeket;may;be easily readily lifted from 90 position-.1 As long astheweight-of water-in the standard 2. The opening 28 permits of the withdrawal of the extension 29 from contact with the lever 25 and it will thus be seen that it is not necessary to disassemble the apparatus to any extent in order to lift the trough out of place. When the trough is removed the member 33 is moved downwardly sufHcient to engage the lever 25 and hold it in such position that the valve will be closed. F or reassembling the waterer the member 33 is moved back into its normal position. This arrangement serves to prevent waste of water during the assembling and disassembling of the apparatus. By reason of the rounded end 27 of the lever 25 working in a notch or recess 23 in the side of the valve, all possibility of the sticking or jamming of the lever and failing of the valve to operate properly is eliminated l. A poultry waterer embodying in its construction a standard, a bracket swiveled in said standard, a trough pivotally mounted on said bracket, a weight member adjustably supported upon the trough adjacent to one end thereof, awater supply pipe, a valve disposed adjacent the other end of the trough and connected with said water supply pipe and means of connection be# tween said trough and valve operating to open said valve when the weight of the water in the trough is below a predetermined point and to close said valve when the weight of the water in the 'trough reaches said predetermined point. l

2. A poultry waterer comprising a standard, a bracket swiveled to the standard, a trough pivoted to said bracket, a weight member longitudinally adjustably mounted upon the trough adjacent to one end thereof and an automatic water supply valve operatively associated with the trough adjacent its other end and arranged to open when the weight of the water in the trough is below a predetermined point and to close when said weight of the water reaches said predetermined point. j

3. A poultry waterer comprising a trough, means for pivotally supporting the trough adjacent but spaced from one end thereof, a weight member adjustably supported upon said trough between said end and said pivot means, an upstanding member at the other end of the trough, a lever loosely connected with said upstanding member and extending inwardly over the trough, a valve ycasing having a valve seat therein and disposed ad ,Y

jacent the inner end of the said lever, a water supply pipe connected with said valve casing, and a valve movable into and out of engagement with its seat and with which said lever is connected at its inner end and means on said easing with which said lever engages and which is adjustable to regulate the movement of the lever.

4l. A poultry waterer comprising a trough, means for pivotally supporting the trough adjacent but spaced from one end thereof, a weight member adjustably supported upon said trough between said end and said pivot means, an upstanding member at the other end of the trough, a lever loosely connected with said upstanding member and extending inwardly over the trough,l a valve casing having a valve seat therein and disposed adjacent the inner end of, the said lever, a water supply pipe connected with said valve casing and a valve movable into and out of engagement with its seat and with which said lever is connected at its inner end and supporting means to which said trough is swiveled.

5. A poultry waterer comprising a trough7 an upright standard, a bracket swiveled on said standard, pivots connecting said bracket and trough adjacent but spaced from one end of said trough, a weight member longitudinally adjustably mounted on the under side ofthe trough between said pivot and the adjacent end of the trough, an upward extension at the other end of the trough, having an elongated opening therein, a lever having one end extend` ing through said opening and its other end disposed over the trough, a water supply pipe and a valve connected with said water supply pipe, disposed over said trough and with which said lever is connected.

6. In a device of the character described, a valve casing adaptedV for connection with a water supply line at one end and having its other end open, said casing having a valve seat therein, a vvalve longitudinally movably mounted within said casing and provided with a portion adjacent to one end for engagement with said seat, said valve being enlarged with relation to said seat engaging portion and having a longitudinally extending groove in said enlarged portion, said groove terminating at the lower end of the valve, said valve having its lower end disposed below said easing and a valve operating lever pivoted to the casing intermediate its ends and having one end extended through said casing, said valve having a notch therein receiving said end of the lever and a member carried on said valve casin and movable toward and away` from saicgl lever to regulate the movement thereof.

JOHN KRULL. 

